AM 486Statistical Mechanics
- Offered
- Fall
- Credit
- 0.5
- Last listed
- 1988–89
No longer offered. It’s in Waterloo’s scanned calendars from 1976–77 to 1988–89; the 1995–96 to 2023–24 calendars are on ucalendar.
Equilibrium statistical mechanics is developed from first principles, based on elementary probability theory and quantum theory (classical statistical mechanics is developed later as an appropriate limiting case). Emphasis is placed on the intimate connections between statistical mechanics and thermodynamics. Although it would be useful, prior knowledge of quantum theory is not necessary.
As printed in the 1986–87 to 1988–89 calendars, read by OCR; the scanned page is the original.
Requirements, as last listed
Prereq: Consent of instructor
Check it elsewhere
In the scanned calendars
How it read in each calendar from 1976–77 to 1988–89, newest first. The text is OCR of the scanned pages; years whose wording matches are shown once, from the clearest scan. Each year links to its page on uwloo and to that page of the scanned PDF.
1986–87 to 1988–89 3 calendars
Equilibrium statistical mechanics is developed from first principles, based on elementary probability theory and quantum theory (classical statistical mechanics is developed later as an appropriate limiting case). Emphasis is placed on the intimate connections between statistical mechanics and thermodynamics. Although it would be useful, prior knowledge of quantum theory is not necessary.
Prereq: Consent of instructor
Offered Fall · 3 class hours a week · 0.5 credit
1979–80 to 1985–86 7 calendars
Applications of probability theory to
theoretical Physics. , Prereq: Consent of instructor
Offered Fall · 2 class hours a week · 0.5 credit
1978–79 1 calendar
Applications of probability theory to theoretical Physics.
Course Descriptions
Offered Fall · 2 class hours a week · 0.5 credit
1976–77 to 1977–78 2 calendars
Applications of probability theory to theoretical Physics. 2 hours lectures. Fall term